Which to use
“shut” is a verb and “Sui” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,728
- “shut” frequency rank
- #28,407
- “Sui” frequency rank
- 76135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shut | Sui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schließen | Ort in der pakistanischen Provinz Belutschistan |
Letter map: shut vs Sui
Shared letters muted; letters that set shut and Sui apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: shut vs Sui
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: shut is averb and Suianame. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shut is recorded at frequency rank #47,728, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃʌt]. Sui is at rank #28,407, tagged as aname, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 76135, this pair ranks #290,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of shut vs Sui
Shared letters: su. Private to "shut": ht. Private to "Sui": i.
"shut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Sui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- shut ← shhut · shtu · shutt · sshut · suht
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "shut" for "Sui" ever safe?
Which is more common, "shut" or "Sui"?
What to do next
You've compared "shut" and "Sui". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "shut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shut" and "Sui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schütt vs shut". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #290,931 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.